7 Books to Help You Prepare for the Presidential Transition
Don’t wait until Election Day. Dive into these books to get prepared for the presidential transition.
Leadership
Senior Executive Service: 101
A discussion about the resurgence of the SES and how govies can better prepare themselves for these senior positions.
Management-A Presidential Priority
This interview with David Eagles is part of a DorobekINSIDER series with experts looking to help shape a management platform for the new administration. Check out all of the stories in the new series, Good Government Management, here. The current presidential race is in full swing and we’ve heard a lot of promises being made,Read… Read more »
How the Government’s Best Place to Work Does Onboarding
NASA Goddard has given the term “bill of rights” an entirely new meaning and redefined the way new employees are treated on their first day at work.
Tips for Handling Difficult People: Part 1
In this series of posts I will use Eddy’s It’s All Your Fault to explain what a high conflict personality is and how to deal with such personalities in the workplace. In this post (Part 1), I’ll explore the basics and some what-not-to-do tips. In future posts, I will explore tips for specific personality types… Read more »
Grace Lee Boggs vs Morpheus (or Belonging IN or TO the Public Sector)
These tensions between self and community identity, the known and unknown, encapsulate some fundamental things for me about working for equity in the government sector.
17 Awesome Civic Leaders in Cambridge
Cambridge and the broader Cambridge area is a hub for civic-related activity — most specifically, civic technology. The number of exciting initiatives and incredible people is overwhelming, so we decided to make a list of awesome civic leaders in Cambridge (order doesn’t matter).
How to Be More Compassionate
Showing compassion could help you feel better about yourself and the world around you. Here are some tips on how to do it.
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
It all starts in the workplace. With engagement scores at rock bottom throughout the federal government, it is clear that we are not serving our second line customers who happen to be our colleagues very well. This malaise spills over into our interactions with our first line customers.
Idea to Retire: A Federal Budget Process That Inhibits IT Innovation
Why the current federal budget process limits IT innovation.